diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
index 2191d8b..1bcf8c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
@@ -1403,20 +1403,22 @@
 {
 	struct skb_frame_desc *skbdesc = get_skb_frame_desc(entry->skb);
 	__le32 *rxd = (__le32 *)entry->skb->data;
-	unsigned int offset = entry->queue->desc_size + 2;
 	u32 word0;
 	u32 word1;
 
 	/*
-	 * Copy descriptor to the available headroom inside the skbuffer.
+	 * Copy descriptor to the skb->cb array, this has 2 benefits:
+	 * 1) Each descriptor word is 4 byte aligned.
+	 * 2) Descriptor is safe  from moving of frame data in rt2x00usb.
 	 */
-	skb_push(entry->skb, offset);
-	memcpy(entry->skb->data, rxd, entry->queue->desc_size);
-	rxd = (__le32 *)entry->skb->data;
+	skbdesc->desc_len =
+	    min_t(u16, entry->queue->desc_size, sizeof(entry->skb->cb));
+	memcpy(entry->skb->cb, rxd, skbdesc->desc_len);
+	skbdesc->desc = entry->skb->cb;
+	rxd = (__le32 *)skbdesc->desc;
 
 	/*
-	 * The descriptor is now aligned to 4 bytes and thus it is
-	 * now safe to read it on all architectures.
+	 * It is now safe to read the descriptor on all architectures.
 	 */
 	rt2x00_desc_read(rxd, 0, &word0);
 	rt2x00_desc_read(rxd, 1, &word1);
@@ -1442,18 +1444,12 @@
 		rxdesc->dev_flags |= RXDONE_MY_BSS;
 
 	/*
-	 * Adjust the skb memory window to the frame boundaries.
+	 * Set skb pointers, and update frame information.
 	 */
-	skb_pull(entry->skb, offset + entry->queue->desc_size);
+	skb_pull(entry->skb, entry->queue->desc_size);
 	skb_trim(entry->skb, rxdesc->size);
-
-	/*
-	 * Set descriptor and data pointer.
-	 */
 	skbdesc->data = entry->skb->data;
 	skbdesc->data_len = rxdesc->size;
-	skbdesc->desc = rxd;
-	skbdesc->desc_len = entry->queue->desc_size;
 }
 
 /*